Kondapalli


Kondapalli is a town near Vijayawada in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Etymology

In 18th century, Kondapalli was known with the name, Mustafanagar.

Culture

The village is known for Kondapalli Toys. The toys are chiselled from local light softwoods and painted with vegetable dyes, and vibrant enamel colours. They are made by local wooden and lay artisans. The most popular toys include Dasavatarams elephants with Ambari, palanquin-bearers carrying the bride and bridegroom, toddy tapper, set of village craftsmen, as well as various animals. The papier mache swinging doll is a favourite with many.

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Flora and fauna

Kondapalli is home to the Kondapalli Reserve Forest one of the last remaining pristine forests in the Krishna district, spread over an area of. It is home to several leopards, wild dogs, jackals, wild boar, and wolves with a varied topography. A Zoological park was also planned by the state government at the village.

Economy

Kondapalli is an industrial suburb of Vijayawada. It has one of the largest industrial estates in Andhra Pradesh, spread over and supporting over 800 industrial enterprises. Second largest wagon workshop of Indian Railways is present in Rayanapadu about 3 km from Kondapalli. In addition to a 1760 MW Vijayawada Thermal power project and 368.144 MW gas based Lanco power plant which is under expansion to 768.144 MW are located here. Andhra Pradesh Heavy Machinery & Engineering Limited factory is present in Kondapalli. Kondapalli is hub for storage, bottling and transportation of petroleum products of all major companies.
Major companies having a presence in Kondapalli include BPCL, GAIL, HPCL, IOC, Reliance Industries, and Lanco Infratech.

Transport

is located on Kazipet–Vijayawada section, administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone. NH 30 passes through the town, which connects Vijayawada APSRTC operates city buses from Vijayawada to Kondapalli.

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.